(1981-08-27) 27 August 1981 (age 42) Vienna, Austria
Occupation(s)
Rapper
Years active
2003–present
Musical artist
Aleksandar Janković (
Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Јанковић; born 27 August 1981), professionally known as MC Yankoo, is an
Austrian-born Serbian rapper.[1] In 2014, he collaborated with Serbian vocalist
Milica Todorović, for the song "Moje zlato" (My Precious), which was the first music video in
Serbia to reach a hundred million views on
YouTube.[citation needed]
His first contract at the age of 17 was unsuccessful. Further performances on the Balkan scene followed under the name Salex. In 2004, he toured Italy, Austria and Germany with his band LDT. Since 2008, he has been recording songs with
MC Stojan and becoming more and more popular; the hits "Tvoje tange" (2010), "Ja volim Balkan" (2011; dance hit with
Dado Polumenta and DJ Mlađa next to MC Stojan and him), "Kakva guza" (2011) followed. The song "Ne zovi me" (2011) reached position 10 on the
iTunes Dance chart. One of his first recognized hits was "Shake 3x", a collaboration with Rene Rodriguez and
DJ Antoine from 2012 then included in the Austrian list
Ö3 Austria Top 40 (position 31); on the German charts, this song reached 63rd place; he has four more songs on the Austrian charts ("Loca" 44, "We Let It Burn" 48, "Around the World" 15, "I’m Coming for Your Soul" 57). The summer hit "Loca" was recorded in 2012 with DJ Mlađa.
In 2009, he founded his own music house, Yankoo Music.